Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1887-01-06
INTRODUCTION OF Bills.

| mittee appointed to wait upon Governor Stone
man and notify him of the organization, report
| ed that the committee so appointed had dis
| charged its duties.
| INTRODUCTION OF BILLS.
| When this order of business was reached
members arose from all parts of the house, anC
| holding bundles of manuscript aloft, yelled
Mr. Speaker" Mcdonald of Sonoma was re
| cognized, and sent up TO the Clerks desk the
/ first bill of the session. Mathews of San Benito
| Granger of Butte and Lawrence of San Francisco
| were recognized in turn and each loaded page
| down with bills At this juncture the SDeake l
| stated that much time and confusion would bt
| saved if the members would keep the - bills
/ in their possession until after the committees
were appointed. Those sent in would have tc
| remain in possession of the Chief Clerk unit
| the various committees to whom they must be
| referred were named.
| Granger, Mathews and Lawrence withdrew
| their bills, but Mcdonald, having got his bill
| in first, not willing to relinquish that honor
\ and refused to Withdraw. His is n bill entitled
an Act TO propose an amendment TO Section oi
Article IL of the State Constitution as to make
| 1t read as follows:
! Section l. All property in the State not exemDt
under the laws of the United States shall be
taxed in proportion to its value to be ascer
tanned as provided by law. The word prop
| orty,' las used in III S article and section, is
| hereby declared 10 include moneys, credits
bonds, stocks, dues, franchises, and all other
matters and things, real, personal and mixed
| capable of private ownership; provided, that
!
property used exclusively for public schools, and
I such as may belong to the United States, this
State, or to any county or municipal corporation
within this State, shall be exempt from taxa.
ton. The Legislature may provide. except in
| the case of credits secured by mortgage or trust
| deed for deduction from credits of debts due
/ to bona iide residents of this State.
| Heath offered a resolution making Mrs. J. K.
| Troy au Assistant Journal Clerk. Referred to
| Committee on Attaches
| Coombs OF Napa offered resolution making a
/ ~,
''Seonchin.' to carry printed matter from the
State Printing Office to the Assembly Chamber,
| at per diem of 81.
An attempt was, made TO suspend the rules
| could commence Immediately. This failed, il
| requiring a two thirds vote, and the prominent
\ san Francisco politician will be compelled, like
all the rest, to make his fight before the Com
| mittee on Attaches.
| A resolution was passed making all the at
| tacheS' salaries commence on January Sd. sReso-
| lutions came in thick and fast, making pages,
assistant clerks and porters, all of which were
| referred to the Committee ON Attaches.
| Brooks of Ventura was very anxious TOY Sc
| cure the appointment OF John S. Wilkins, col
ored, to the position OF porter to the Judiciary
| Committee. He claimed that wilkins was a
| colored man who voted the Democratic ticket,
| and urged that as a reason why Republicans
should vote for him for that position. Just what
/ Brooks grievance against Wilkins is. the re-
| porter could not ascertain. but after Brooks
| speech, Long Joi NJ might as well pack up
his baggage and "trabbel,' for that speech
| killed him. A colored man who stood in the
| lobby and heard Brooks speech, took careful
| survey of the sable Democratic politician from
| Frisco, and remarked quite audibly: "A mig
| gah that would go back On de ole party dat gave
him freedom, ought be hanged to de lamp
post
Carr of Sacramento offered resolution that
i James A. Orr of Plumas be made Third Assist
ant EngIossing Clerk Referred to Committee
| on Attaches
Carroll of Sacramento offered resolution
making Mrs. Edward Cadwalader of Sacra-
nento Assistant Engrossing Clerk. Referred to
| Committee on Attaches.
| After several more such resolutions, Assem-
! blyman Heath called a halt. He said the House
| had no need of any OF these attaches and assist
| ant clerks He thought it time enough to make
such appointments when their services were
| required.
! Young of San Joaquin offered the following:
RcSoired, That ten assistant clerks, ten assist
| ant Sergeant at Arms, ten porters and ten
| pages be appointed at S. per diem. the same
| to be paid out of the contingent fund of the
| Assembly.
| This resolution was declared out of order
! probably out of regard to the proprieties and
for protection to the public treasury though in
reality il was just as much entitled to consider
alton any that preceded it. The members
recognize that they. have an army OF place
/ hunters at their back. and arc willing TO vote
| away the surplus funds of the State in order to
give them the pecuniary assistance which 50
| many of them urge that they stand sadly in
need of. or as recompeDse for political services
The Speaker appointed the following com
| mittees:
on Elections-seymour Carr, Chairman; R
II. F. yariel g. W Knox, J. L. Britt, Jesse Cope
| and L. L. Ewing.
| On Rules-John Davis, Edward Smith, W. P
| Mathews A ]. Martin. Chas. NJ Weber.
At 11:5o a N. the House adjourned TO IL A. N
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